NEGATIVES

Prior to the modern digital age, photographs could be seen scattered on a table, well organized in an album or in their protective sleeves at the photographer's. You could find them in the most popular format (4" x 6") or in various enlargements, in a document or in frames. Wherever and in any case, with only "Polaroid" as an exception, to get a picture printed you needed to go through negative developing.

negative / positive

dark room

negatives 120

negatives 35mm

NEGATIVES

Prior to the modern digital age, photographs could be seen scattered on a table, well organized in an album or in their protective sleeves at the photographer's. You could find them in the most popular format (4" x 6") or in various enlargements, in a document or in frames. Wherever and in any case, with only "Polaroid" as an exception, to get a picture printed you needed to go through negative developing.

negative / positive

dark room

negatives 120

negatives 35mm

The most popular format, especially in the years when amateur photography became popular, was the 135, aka 35mm. It had a proportion of 2:3, that today you can only find as a "full format" in professional digital photography. It was available commercially in the form of "rolls of film" and could capture from 12 to 36 photos. Different films and procedures distinguished "Black and White"- which was often developed at home, also by amateur photographers - from "Color Photos".